Location: 21 Albemarle Street, London (hybrid working)
Contract Type: 3-month, full-time internships for PhD students - 35 hours per week. Payment by stipend from university, Doctoral Training Programme, Research Council. Please check funding with your DTP before applying and state your preferred start date in your application
Duration: x3 placements - Jan to March 26 - April to June 26 - July to Sept 26
Please state your preference on your application
About the role
At the Ri, we see digital as a way to bring thought-provoking science and our rich heritage to millions of people online. As digital media intern, you will help support the Ri’s digital content production and platforms.
Through our YouTube channel, we have already established ourselves as a world-leader in in-depth, longform science video. Our monthly podcasts are growing fast, and we are working to develop our online communities to reach new audiences across all our digital platforms.
Working closely with all members of the Digital Team, the Digital Media Intern will help support the Ri’s digital content production and platforms.
Every day will be different, but tasks may include creating and promoting science engagement content for our social media platforms, creating and editing content for our website, working on our social media and digital offer for the CHRISTMAS LECTURES, helping to film our events and short films for our YouTube channel, and helping to create podcasts.
There is some flexibility in the role, depending on the successful candidate’s interests and experience, and the time of year of the internship. We will provide some basic training in audio and video production.
Who are we looking for?
This placement would be ideal for anyone interested in learning more about digital media and discovering the potential for using digital media to communicate science to diverse and global audiences, whilst working collaboratively in a small and creative digital team.
There is no need to have any formal experience, but a passion for digital media would be ideal.
The following experience and personal attributes are also highly desirable, and when applying you should demonstrate how you meet them in your supporting statement:
- A strong understanding of how online science content can encourage an audience to ‘think more deeply about science and its place in our lives’
- Ability to develop engaging content for a non-academic audience
- An understanding of the needs and requirements of website and digital users
- Ability to work collaboratively in a creative team with a passion for science communication
Interested?
To apply, please send your CV and a supporting statement, (of no more than 500 words) to recruitment@ri.ac.uk, explaining which internship you are interested in, and why. Please also state your preferred start date.
The closing date for applications is: 9am Wednesday 30 July 2025
We plan to interview during August but may also interview as applications come in.
Read a blog from one of our previous PhD interns here: Being a Digital Media Intern at the Ri | Royal Institution (rigb.org)
Eligibility
This opportunity is only open to PhD students who are eligible to undertake an internship as part of their studentship and receive a stipend from their Doctoral Training Programme (DTP). Please check with your university/DTP to ensure funding is available before applying for this internship.
Participating Research Councils include (but may not be exclusive to): BBSRC, NERC, MRC, AHRC, EPSRC.
Please note there is no formal agreement in place between RI and UKRI, and each placement will be reviewed by the grant holder and approved at their discretion.
You will need to obtain the grant holder’s written permission to undertake the placement, outlining any funding arrangements, before a position can be offered.
Please note, the Ri is unable to assist with accommodation costs; applicants need to be able to arrange accommodation in London or the South East for the duration of the 3 months. Assistance with travel costs within London is available.
Safeguarding is of paramount importance to the Ri; we expect all those who work with us to share our commitment to safeguarding children and adults at risk, prioritising their welfare and protecting them from harm. Interns will be given appropriate safeguarding training and may be required to undergo DBS checks upon appointment, depending on their role.